Category Archive: Opinion

Bags, Boots & Bingo, a fun and unique fundraising event benefiting The Martin House Children’s Advocacy Center, is Saturday, November 19, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. at The Faith Center of First United Methodist Church, downtown Longview. Attendees will be treated to an afternoon of bingo, door prizes, refreshments, and special surprises all while raising …

The Tyler Museum of Art (TMA) and Hispanic Professionals Association of Tyler (HPAT) are teaming up for a special week long exhibition showcasing signature pieces from the TMA’s vast collection of Mexican folk art, as part of the local community’s celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. The exhibition will feature a display of more than …

By Mary Hunt Surprise! Today, instead of sharing tips you’ve sent to me, I’ve decided to hog the entire column to share some of my own. Several of these are oldies, but goodies, while others are recent discoveries. I do love great tips. CELLPHONE ALARM VOLUME BOOSTER. If you’re a heavy sleeper and have trouble …

By Steve Chapman The world’s most astonishing and beneficial achievement of the past 70 years is not something humanity did but something it avoided doing: using nuclear weapons. After the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan during World War II, it was entirely plausible to think they were just a mild preview of …

By Mona Charen We know that America is feeling like a cancer patient at the moment. Doctors explain that there are only two options: amputate a limb or go through chemotherapy, which might save the limb, but also might kill us. We shuffle around in a daze, scarcely believing that there are no good exits …

By Jamie Stiehm Philadelphia — Few in the Democratic Convention multitude knew, but Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love is known for Sisterly Affection. I wonder if Hillary Clinton, the first woman nominee, knows the city’s Quaker name. We shall see round midnight after an exhilarating but grueling four days. I saw three young black …

By Patrick Buchanan Wednesday was the best night of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Joe Biden, Tim Kaine and Barack Obama testified to her greatness and goodness and readiness to be president. And all saw in the Republican Convention in Cleveland a festival of darkness and dystopia. Nor is this unusual. For, as the saying goes, the …

By Harry C. Alford “18 Years, 18 Years” or so the Song Says – Part I I have been holding this back for nearly eleven years. But now I am of another mind because my Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin has a specialty in Correctional Administration. In retrospect, I didn’t go to jail. …